GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |